Exposed

There…
I’m fully exposed
The lights are on
The covers are gone
Exposed
I shiver
Scared to the bone
Of being fully known
Exposed
I wait
Each sense fully awake
Ready to give or to take
Exposed
My eyes are closed
Afraid to look in your eyes
Whether I’ll see truth or lies
Exposed
I feel
The tremor in your touch
What I’ve wanted so much
Exposed
I hear
Delight's quick inhale
And I slowly exhale
Exposed
Your ragged voice
Whispers in my ear...
“Are you for real?”
Exposed
I smile with content
A risk was taken
Love was given
Exposed!
Eileen Manassian Ghali